Domhayn

Auction status

Bottles 1, 2 and 3 of 6: In vault storage for future release.

Bottle 4 of 6: SOLD via auction 09/06/25

Bottle 5 of 6: SOLD via auction 07/07/25

Bottle 6 of 6: SOLD via auction 08/09/25

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Accolades

◾First Scottish peated barley spirit to be submerged.

◾One of only two casks to be submerged on Valentines Day 2025.

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Provenance​

Sister of DLNABK, cask DLNILR was the second of only two casks submerged in the iconic Loch Ness on Valentine's Day 2025. Bottles from these two casks are especially historical, marking the launch of Domhayn and being the first available from our collection.

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Like its sister, cask DLNILR was made from European Oak, with a light toast and complimented with 12 months of blended Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry seasoning in central Europe's more temperate climate.

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Blending sherries creates a luscious balance between PX's intensely sweet, syrupy, and rich, dried fruit flavours and Oloroso's drier, nuttier characters. During submersion, this blended seasoning delicately evolves the spirit to produce a slightly richer mouthfeel, with heightened sweetness and a more decadent array of flavours, including caramel, honey, dark fruit preserves, and chocolate.​

 

The selected first fill for cask DLNILR was a 5 year old peated blend of barley spirit from Scotland, providing a notable contrast to its sister casks unpeated, 15 year old fill. 

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With cask and spirit united, next stop was the Great Glen. An ancient geological fault line, visible from space, which slices through the Highlands from the Atlantic at Fort William up to the North Sea at Inverness. The Great Glen is home to rugged mountains, historic towns and a chain of Lochs, one of which is the 23 mile (37km) long Loch Ness. 

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On the day of its evolution, 14th February 2025, weather at Loch Ness was beautifully crisp, a fresh -3 degrees Celsius (-26.6 Fahrenheit) with majestic azure-blue skies and calm water. Rare enough itself, and as close to picture perfect as you could imagine. 

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The icy submersion at 57°20′42.06″N, 4°23′48.42″W, just over 100 meters away from its sister cask, took cask DLNILR to a depth of 214 meters (702 feet), where it left its mark in the Loch's sediment bed. Having produced its optimal results, this cask will never be used again. 

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The result, a release of 6 bottles (70cl) at 59.2%vol, presented naturally and non-chill filtered. Bottles 1 to 3 are stored safely in a vault. After April 2025, bottles 4, 5 and 6 will be presented at consecutive auctions.